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BAUER

BETTYGOODINBAUER(Age75)

OfAshburn/Fairfax,Virginia,passedaway

peacefullyJune9,2022.Bettywasares-

identandcontributor(educator,civicand

churchvolunteer)withintheCityofFair-

faxfor40+years.Shewasapassionate

advocateforKINDNESSandLOVE.Sheis

survivedbyherhusband,David;children,

Bruce(Nidya),Chris(Catherine),andScott;

grandchildren,Trey,Juliana,Isabella,Tyson,

Taylor,Johnny,Olivia,Molly;brother,Paul

(Diane)Goodin;andtwinsister,Nancy

(Bob)Vick.ACelebrationofLifeis planned

forSaturday,July23,2022,at 11 a.m.at

FairfaxUnitedMethodistChurch.

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BLUNK

SHIRLEYANNBLUNK

(1930–2022)

WeareheartbrokentoannouncethatShir-

leyAnnBlunk,91,passedawayonSaturday,

June4, 2022,in herhomein Vienna,Virginia.

Shewasabelovedmother,grandmother,

andfriendtomany.

Asherfriendsandfamilyknow,Shirley’stal-

entsandhobbieswereendless.Shewasa

skilledpianist,churchchoirmember,golfer,

tennisplayer,bowler,mahjongplayer,and

crafter.Butperhapshergreatestpassion

wasconnectingwithpeople.Nomatterwho

youwereorwhereshemetyou,if youen-

counteredShirley,shewouldtakeagenuine

interestin gettingtoknowyou.

ShirleywasbornDecember1, 1 930,inAl-

exandria,Virginia.SheandhersisterLou-

isewereraisedprimarilybyherbeloved

grandparents,RobertandAliceDye.Shirley

workedatthePentagonfor 12 years,where

shewaslovedandwell-respected.Shethen

becameadevotedwifeandmother,andfi-

nallyadotingNana.Shirleymovedthrough

theseasonsoflifewithgrace,elegance,and

asenseofhumor.

SurvivorsincludeherdaughtersKellyPhle-

garandherhusbandRick,BonnieTown-

shendandherhusbandScot,hersonScott

BlunkandhiswifeSyndi,andherseven

grandchildrenincludingJamieLouderback

andherhusbandChase,TaylorAverilland

herhusbandTim,MichaelandMatthew

Phlegar,BrookeandPaigeTownshend,and

ChelsiRobinsonBlunk.Alsosurvivingare

herniecePaulaGossettandherhusband

Steve,hergreatnephewRonJohnson,his

wifeKim,andtheirsonConnor,andher

greatnephewKevinJohnson.

AmemorialserviceforShirleywillbeheld

onWednesday,June15,2022,at1p.m.at

EpiphanyChurch,locatedat 1014 Country

ClubDrive,Vienna,VA.Inlieuofflowers,her

familyrequeststhatdonationsbemadeto

thePulmonaryFibrosisFoundationandthe

HumaneSocietyofFairfaxCounty,Inc.

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DEATH NOTICE

BILLER

JACKERNESTBILLER

“Jackie”(Age86)

Of Woodstock, Virginia passed away

peacefullyathomeonJune8, 2022 sur-

roundedbyhisfamilyafterahardfought

battlewithcancer.

JackwasbornonOctober2,inBerkley

WestVirginia.AftergraduatingfromFairfax

HighSchoolJackworkedavarietyofjobs

inAnnandaleVirginiauntilhewashired

bytheFairfaxFireandRescueDepart-

mentwhereheworkedfor 23 years.After

retiringhemovedtoWoodstockVirginia

becausehealwayslovedtheShenandoah

Valley.

Hewasprecededindeathbyhisparents,

hissisterSallyandhistwosonsStevenand

Timothy.Jackis survivedbyhiswifeJean,

daughterTerrieLynch,andsonTony;four

grandchildrenRyanandStephanieLynch,

ThomasBillerandKathrynZimmerman;

sevengreat-grandchildrenEthan,Emily,

RidgeandOrrinZimmerman,Cameronand

HudsonBiller,LeahLynch.

Acelebrationoflifewillbeheldatalat-

erdate.Informationondateandtimeare

forthcoming.Thefamilyrequeststhatme-

morialdonationsbemadeinJack’sname

totheAmericanCancerSocietyorthe

HumaneSocietyofShenandoahCounty

Virginia,www.hsscva.org.

BURMESTER

JANETL.BURMESTER

OnMay31,2022,inWashington,DC.Be-

lovedwifeofSvenBurmester;devoted

motherofNielsBurmesterofArlington,

VA,andKirstenBurmesterofBethesda,

MD;mother-in-lawofCharlesFord;grand-

motherofJamesandPeterFord. Sheis

survivedbytwosisters,NancyBecraftand

DebiCrosby.JanetwasagraduateofHood

CollegeandtheMPAprogramatthePrinc-

etonSchoolofPublicandInternational

Affairs.AftergraduatingfromPrinceton,

shehadacareeringovernment,working

atOMB,theOfficeoftheAssistantSecre-

taryofLaborforProgram,Evaluationand

Research,andatHEWinthemanagement

officeoftheHeadStartProgram.Shelater

workedastheassistantdirectorforpro-

gramdevelopmentattheArmsControl

Association.Shewasanactivememberof

theLeagueofWomenVoters.Amemorial

gatheringwillbeheldatFriendsMeetingof

Washington, 2111 FloridaAve.NW,Wash-

ington,DC,at3p.m.onJune 16 .Inlieuof

flowers,thefamilyrequeststhatdonations

bemadeinJanet’snametoBreadforthe

World.

CHRISTIANSON

JOANNMYERSCHRISTIANSON

(Age84)

PassedonMay31, 2022 peacefullysur-

roundedbylovedones.Recentresidentof

VeroBeach,FL,formerlongtimeresident

ofHyattsville,MD.BorninGreeneville,TN.

Shewasstrong,independentandloving.

JoannissurvivedbyherchildrenDebra,

James,andSandraofFlorida,andE.Nor-

manJr.”Chris”ofMaryland, 12 grandchil-

dren, 12 great-grandchildrenandmany

otherlovedones.Sheis precededbyher

parentsPerryandOleta,brothersDaleand

Guy,husbandE.Norman,childrenSusan,

Michael“Mikey”,andKimandgranddaugh-

terTheresa.ServicewillbeheldonSatur-

day,June11, 2022 at 12 noonatFortLin-

colnFuneral Home&Cemeterylocatedin

Brentwood,MD.Donationsmaybemade

toSt.JudeorShriners,inlieuofflowers.

Shewasloveddeeplyandwillbeforever

cherishedin ourhearts.

CRAWFORD

MARIONELIZABETHCRAWFORD

MarionElizabethCrawfordwasbornon

August20, 1929 andpeacefullytransi-

tionedonMay31, 2 022.Sheissurvived

bythreechildren,CharlesP. Crawford;Dr.

KeithW.CrawfordandDr.CynthiaE.John-

son;threegrandchildrenandahostofoth-

errelativesandfriends.OnSaturday,June

18,2022,viewingwillbeginat 10 a.m.fol-

lowedbyserviceat 11 a.m.atGreaterMt.

PisgahBaptistChurch, 1818 GalesStreet

NE,Washington,DC 20002 Interment:Ft.

LincolnCemetery,Brentwood,MD.

http://www.marshallmarchfh.com

EARLY

NORMANEARLY

It is withgreatsadnesstheBetaPsichap-

terofZBTmournsthepassingofourbroth-

er,NormanEarly,onMay5, 2022attheage

of76.NormanwasthefirstblackDistrict

AttorneyofDenver,Colorado.Heattended

CoolidgeHighSchoolandgraduatedfrom

theAmericanUniversityin 1967.Hiscareer

andlifetouchedavastnumberofpeople

acrossthecountryandhewillbesorely

missed.AMemorialServiceis plannedfor

June 16 attheDenverBroncoStadium.

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DEATH NOTICE

ELMAN

ADRIENNEHERMANNSTERN

ELMAN(Age97)

Passedawayontheeveningof

Monday,June6,2022.Loving

wifeofStanleyAlfredElman,

whopredeceasedherJanuary,

2014; wonderful motherof

Stephan(Susan),Bruce(Suzi),

Berneard(Tiara),Dianne(Stephen),David

(Olga);Grannyto 11 grandchildrenand 10

great-grandchildren.Memorialservicewill

beheldatWashingtonHebrewCongre-

gation,MacombStreetatMassachusetts

Ave.,NW,Washington,DC.onSunday,June

12,2022,at2p.m.

Inlieuofflowers,donationsmaybemade

toBethesdaChevyChaseRescueSquad.

Children’sNationalHospital,Washington,

DC,orWashingtonHebrewCongregation.

FRAZIER

WATTY SAMUELFRAZIERIII

EnteredintoeternalrestonSunday,May

29,2022.SonofthelateGetrudeandWat-

tyS.Frazier,Jr. Survivedbyhischildren,

JerrodandJaNae;grandson,Jhace;sisters,

VeronicaandVicey;brothers,Princeand

Ronald;otherrelativesandfriends.View-

ingwillbeJune14, 2022 at12:30p.m.un-

tiltimeofHomegoingCelebrationat1:30

p.m.atFt.LincolnFuneralHome,3 401

BladensburgRoad,Brentwood,MD,20722.

IntermentFt.LincolnCemetery.

FRANKEL

RONALDA. FRANKEL

OnWednesday,June8,2022,

RONALDA.FRANKELofAdel-

phi,MD.Belovedbrotherof

StuartFrankelandLaurie(Al-

fred)Mannino.Dearuncleof

two;great-uncleof6.Ronis

thesonofthelateHenryandMarilynKnoll

Frankel.Heisalsosurvivedbymanylov-

ingrelativesandfriends.Gravesidefuneral

serviceswillbeheldonTuesday,June14,

2022,11:30AMatMt.LebanonCemetery,

Adelphi,MD.Memorialcontributionsmay

bemadetoLittleBuddiesPetRescue,

http://www.littlebuddies.org.Arrangementsen-

trustedtoTORCHINSKYHEBREWFUNERAL

HOME,202-541-1001.

BROWN

ROBERTJOSEPHBROWN“Bob”

OfKensington,diedMay1,2022.BornSep-

tember10, 1929 inSeattle,WAtoGeorge

andEileen(neeBagley)Brown.Devoted

son,husband,fatherandfriend.Dedicat-

edcivilservant,Bob’stitlesincludedsheet

metalworker,DeputyCommissionerofthe

MinnesotaConservationDepartment,Com-

missioneroftheMinnesotaEmployment

SecurityDepartment,AssociateManpow-

erAdministratoroftheUSDepartmentof

Labor,DirectoroftheUSEmploymentand

TrainingService,andRegionalDirectorfor

theManpowerAdministrationfortheSev-

enStateMountainRegion.AppointedUnder

SecretaryoftheUSDepartmentofLabor

byPresidentJimmyCarterin 1977 andlat-

erappointedasaMemberoftheNational

MediationBoard.Precededindeathbyhis

lovingwifeof 71 yearsIoleneCeciliaGau

Brown;andtheirsonJoseph.Survivedby

childrenMary(John)Smith,Timothy(Ann

Schoonover), Patrick (Melissa), Barbara

Lorenz,Susan(Tim),Thomas,andBrenda

(Gilbert)Funk;brotherJames;manynieces

andnephews;and 21 grandchildrenand

15 great-grandchildren.Visitation 12 noon

followedbyMass1p.m.Saturday,June18,

HOLYREDEEMERCATHOLICCHURCH, 9705

SummitAvenue,Kensington,andstreamed:

https://youtu.be/REfs-7RMmwQ Interment

following,AllSoulsCemetery,Germantown.

DonationstoSOME 71 OSt.,NW,Washing-

ton,DC20001.

BRUNNER

RAYMONDGORDONBRUNNER

Entrepreneurand familyman

RaymondGordonBrunnerdiedatage 85

onJanuary6, 2022 ofcomplicationsfrom

Covid-19in StAugustine,Florida.

GordonwasbornonOctober2, 1936in Bryn

Mawr,PennsylvaniatoRuth(Gordon)and

RaymondBrunner.HegrewupinHaver-

town,Pennsylvania.Hemethisfirstwife,

Mollie(Montgomery),atMuskingumCol-

lege.Theymarriedandthenhegraduated

fromMuskingumin1959.Theyeventually

settledinDarnestown,Maryland,where

theyraisedtheirfourchildren.Theydi-

vorcedin1995.GordonmarriedAnneFoley

in 1999 andlivedwithherinEaston,Mary-

landandlaterStAugustine,Florida.

Gordonwasan entrepreneuratheart,

foundingoneofthemostsuccessfulValpak

businessesintheMaryland-DCarea,which

heownedfor 26 years.

HerelishedhistimeathomeinEaston,

Marylandandwashappiestsharinghislove

oftheEasternShorewithfamilyandfriends.

Inretirementheenjoyedtripswithhiswife

Anneandreadingwithhisblacklab,Belle,

athisside.

Gordontookspecialdelightintimespent

withhisadultchildren,travelingacrossthe

countryeverysummertovisithisdaughters

andtheirfamiliesinthePacificNorthwest;

headoredhissonandtheirfrequentlunch-

esatFirehouseSubs.

SurvivorsincludehiswidowAnne;hischil-

dren:Debbie,Jeff,Susan,Julie;stepdaugh-

ters:Alison,Heather,Betsy;hissisterGail

(Ian)Baird;nephewsDaleandScott;hisfor-

merwifeMollie;andtwelvegrandchildren.

Amemorialservicewillbeheldat2p.m.on

June27, 2022 atChurchoftheHolyTrinityin

Oxford,Maryland.

GALLAGHER

CHARLESNELSONGALLAGHER

“Charlie”(Age69)

Passedawaysuddenlyathis

homeinLaurel,Maryland,Tues-

day,June7, 2022.Belovedfather

ofKelly(Frank)Cardamoneof

Aldie,Virginia,andCaitlinGalla-

gherofLaurel,Maryland.Loving

grandfatherofSofia“Fia”andLeoCarda-

mone.BrotherofJames“Jay”Gallagher

ofBeverlyHills,California,MarionLongof

BonitaSprings,Florida,FlorenceandMary

GallagherofWashington,DC,andthelate

PatriciaGallagher.SonofthelateJamesand

MargaretGallagher.Heisalsosurvivedby

hisformerwife,SusanGallagher.Charlie

cherishedtimewithhis 10 niecesandneph-

ews,havingenjoyedmanyfamilyvacations

togetherinCalifornia,Hawaii,andCape

May,NewJersey.

Charliespenthischildhoodin theBrookland

sectionofWashingtonplayingmanysports

fortheCatholicYouthOrganization(CYO)at

theTurkeyThicketPlayground.Hegraduat-

edfromGonzagaCollegeHighSchooland

theUniversityofMaryland.Heretiredin

2015 fromtheStateofMaryland,Officeof

ParoleandProbation,wherehedidPre-Sen-

tencing Investigations for Montgomery

County.Charliewasanavidgolferandaloy-

alfanofTerrapinsbasketball.Heespecially

lovedNotreDamefootballandenjoyedhis

annualtriptoNotreDameStadiumwithhis

brotherandnephewsthatalwaysincludeda

wonderfuldinneratGibsonsSteakhousein

Chicago.Charliealsolookedforwardtohis

annualvacationattheOuterBanks,North

Carolina,andenjoyedsharingstorieswith

hismanyfriendsattheRockvilleElksLodge

#15.Hewillbedeeplymissedbyhisfamily

andfriends.Acelebrationofhislifewillbe

heldin thefallandmemoriescanbeshared

onlineatcollinsfuneralhome.com.It washis

wishthatmemorialcontributionsbemade

toSt.JudeChildren’sResearchHospital, 501

St.JudePlace,MemphisTN 38105 (1-800-

795-1800).

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GRIER

LINCOLNGRIERII

LincolnGrier,II, age58,ofboth56thPlace

NEandMetroVillageApartmentsin Wash-

ington,DC,wasdiscovereddeceasedon

May31, 2022 ofnatural causes.Lincoln

wasbornonAugust5, 1963toLincolnand

LillieMGrier,theyoungestandonlyboy

offivechildren.ServicesHeldOnMonday,

June13, 2022 atHortonFuneral Home,600

KennedySt.NW,Washington,DC.Viewing

10 a.m.,service 11 a.m.IntermentNational

HarmonyMemorialPark,Hyattsville,MD.

HENDERSON

CHRISTINEG. HENDERSON(Age81)

OfWashington,DC,transitionedpeacefully

afteralongillness,onWednesday,June1,

2022.Precededindeathbyherparents,

WilliamandLucyChatman,daughterVele-

riaHenderson,grandsons,WilliamO.Hen-

dersonandWalterBaylor,granddaughter

MarisaRobinson,andnineothersiblings.

Survivedbysons,WilliamB. Henderson(Va-

nessa)andBobbyFrith(Chrissy),daughters

TeresaandElizabethHendersonandJune

Ritchie,brotherJosephChatman,sisters

ErnestineHornandJoanTalley(Lewis), 11

grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren,one

great-great-grandchild,andahostofoth-

errelatives.ViewingwillbeheldonJune

13,2022,at12:30p.m.,followedbythe

celebrationoflifeatFortLincolnFuneral

Home&Cemetery,4 301 BladensburgRd.,

Brentwood,MD20722.Serviceswillalso

bestreamed.

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DEATH NOTICE

LOWE

SYLVIASTALLINGSLOWE

SylviaStallingsLowewasborninNewYork

CityonApril22,1926,toLaurenceTucker

StallingsandHelenPoteatStallings,and

diedinAlexandria,Virginia,onMay27,

2022.AgraduateoftheBrearleySchooland

BrynMawrCollegeandstudentofFrench,

GreekandLatinaswellasEnglishandphi-

losophy,shewasapublishedpoetandan

accomplishedandprolificwriter,editor,

bookcriticfortheHeraldTribuneandoth-

ernewspapers,andtranslator.Herpoetry

waspublishedinHarper’sandTheNew

Yorker,andherscholarshipincludedediting

AndrewMuir’sWilliamMarshRiceandhis

Institute:ABiographicalStudy(Rice1972),

contributionstoThePapersofJefferson

Davis(Rice1971-2015),andatranslationof

EmileMâle’sArtandArtistsoftheMiddle

Ages(BlackSwanPress1986).Asaneditor

sheworkedinHoustonatRiceUniversity

andin Washingtonatthe(thenGeorgetown)

CenterforStrategicandInternationalStud-

ies.MarriedtoDonaldR.Morrisfrom 1953

to1973,sheraisedfourchildreninBerlin,

Paris,Kinshasa,Houston,andWashington,

andwaslatermarriedtoWilliamW.Lowe

untilhisdeathin2016.Sheissurvivedby

herchildren,SarahMorris,MichaelMorris,

andJuliaKashkashian,andtheirspouses

JohnPapadopoulos,KellyCassaday,and

DikranKashkashian;byhergranddaughter

HelenIsabelMorris;andbyfivestepchildren

andtheirfamilies;shewaspredeceasedby

hersister,DianaPoteatHobby,anddaughter

MargaretHelenMorris.Alongtimeresident

ofAlexandria,Virginia,sheremaineddeep-

lyattachedtoherbelovedfamilyhomein

CaswellCounty,NorthCarolina,whereshe

spenttimeasachildandwhichsheloved

andcaredforthroughoutherlife.Gracious

andgeneroustoallshemet,Sylviais deeply

missedbyherfamily,friends,andneighbors.

Burialarrangementsareprivate,withame-

morialservicein thefall.

MUSICK

ROYSHEFFLERMUSICKM.D.

Roy ShefflerMusick passed peacefully

tobirdsongintheearlymorningofMay

25,2022duetocomplicationsfromdiabe-

tes.BornFebruary4,1938,toMaryMoy-

erHerbertandRoyShefflerMusick,Sr., in

Washington,DC.Hespenthismedicalca-

reerandretirementin NorthernCalifornia.

Heiscelebratedbyhiswife,Linda(Sparrow);

daughterandson-in-law,DonnaandDerek;

hisbelovedgrandchildren,Grace,Nicholas

andIan;sister,MaryLindberg;mother-in-

law,Bobbie;sisters-in-law,SueandLucile;

cousins,Kris,ScottandPeneé;nieces,Bran-

dyandAmy;nephews,Don,Jonathan,Mark

andSteve;andhismanygrandniecesand

nephews.His belovedpets,RonniandMar-

co,feelhislossdeeply.

Hewaspredeceasedbyhisparents,Mary

andRoy;firstwife,Susan;brothers-in-law,

DickandGene;hisnephew,Chris;andhis

personalhero,mentorandbrother-in-law,

DonaldLindberg,M.D.

PleasevisitthewebsiteforParentSorensen

Mortuary in Petaluma (www.ParentSo-

rensen.com)forfurtherdetailsofRoy’slife.

Acelebrationofhislifewillbeheldata

laterdate.WhileRoylovedflowers,please

consideradonationtoProvidenceHospice

(SantaRosa),HumaneSocietyofSonoma

County(SantaRosa),GiantStepsTherapeu-

ticEquestrianCenter(Petaluma),orachari-

tyofyourchoice.

PETERS

EUGENEF. PETERS

“Gene”

Gene,91,diedpeacefullyathishomein

theearlyhoursofJune1,2022,following

amagicaleveningofmusicwithfamilyand

friends.Thecauseofdeathwasmetastatic

prostatecancer.

BorninSt.Louis,MissourionFebruary10,

1931,Gene’slifewasoneofvigor,vision,

andprofoundcollaboration.Hislifetime

associationwiththeBenedictinemonks

beganwhen,atage10,hisparentsOlivia

andEdPeterssenthimtoboardatCon-

ceptionAbbeyinnorthwestMissouriwhile

theysearchedforworkinWashington,DC

aftertheylostthemortgageontheirsmall

familyfarm.In Washingtonhecontinuedthis

associationwithhiseducationathismuch

belovedSt.Anselm’sPriory(Classof‘47).

SpurredonbyfellowSt.Anselm’sgraduate

RobertPeloquin,Geneaddedtwoyearsto

hisagetojointheNavy,whereheserved

asajuniorofficerandgoodwillambassa-

dorbasketballcoachforthe6thfleetin

theMediterranean.Hemarriedhiscollege

sweetheartElizabethAnn“Betty”Drabek

in1951,attendedlawschoolatCatholic

UniversityontheGIbill,takingajobwith

ParkeDavisPharmaceuticalsworkingwith

fellowNavyveteranandlifelongfriendHow-

ardBaroudi.Aftermakingthetopspoton

theMarylandBarExamination,hestarteda

lawpracticewithengineer-lawyerLeonard

(Chip)MuddinSilverSpringMaryland,and

underthetutelageoffellowYoungDemDo-

risSolomon,engagedactivelyin localMary-

landpolitics.

Genejumpedtothenationalpoliticalstage

intheearly1960swhenhebeganworking

withTexascongressmanandformidable

legislatorJackBrooks.WorkingforCon-

gressmanBrooksfirstashisStaffDirector,

thenasDirectorofthreesuccessivecon-

gressionalcommittees,hewasinstrumental

inmodernizingtheU.S. Congress,introduc-

ingtheprototypeofC-SpanontotheHouse

floor,thepersonalcomputerintothecon-

gressionaloffices,andorganizingthecon-

gressionalpersonneloffice.Alongtheway,

he(withtwootherstaffmembers)drafted

thelanguageultimatelyusedbytheHouse

JudiciarytoimpeachRichardNixon.

Retiringfromfederalservicein1981,Gene

joinedthelawpracticeofTeddyBurwell,

Walter Hansen,and (eventually) Stuart

Houston.Atthesametime,he(withothers

includingdearfriendsSharonMattsand

Rick&SharonBarnes)establishedtheIn-

dependentBankofManassas,and,withMs.

Matts,startedaninternationalconsulting

company,AxxonGroup.

TheworkofAxxonGrouptookasharpshift

when,inspired byItalianteacherRose-

angelaDiManto,Genetookuppart-time

residenceinParmaItalyin1995.From

thence,Genedevelopedcultural exchanges

betweenParmaandtheU.S.,workingwith

giftedartistsandteachersChuckOlsonand

MichaelMadigantobringU.S.studentsto

Parma.Ultimatelytheexchangesbroadened

intothemusicfield,withItalianvirtuosogui-

taristPaoloSchianchiworkingwithAmeri-

canjazzgreatDaveyYarboroughtomeld

theclassicalguitarwiththejazzscene.With

MichaelMadigan,GenealsosetupAisling

Group,anonprofitgalleryinD.C.presenting

artshowstobenefitvariousphilanthropic

causes.

Ofallhismanycollaborations,however,

Genewasmostproudofhiscollaboration

withhiswifeofnearly 60 years,Betty,who

predeceasedhimin 2010.Togethertheyhad

fourchildren,allofwhomsurvive:Nancy

PetersMaude(Michael)ofWashington,DC;

Dr.EdwardPeters(Sheila)ofAustin,Texas;

EugeneF. Peters,Jr(Kris)ofDealeBeach,

Maryland;andtheHonorableCharlesPeters

(Debbie)ofBaltimore,Maryland.Hewas

alsoimmenselyproudofhisgrandchildren

Drayden,GeneIII,Andrew,Eleanor,Brett,

Collin,andAnnieaswellashisgreat-grand-

daughterSophiaandhisHonoraryGrand-

daughterAnneSwift.

Afuneral servicewillbeheldonFriday,June

17 attheSt.Anselm’sAbbeySchoolChapel,

4501 SouthDakotaAvenueNE,Washington,

DC,at11a.m.,withlunchtofollow.All are

welcome.Tuttisonobenvenuti.

SMITH

SHIRLEYLEE SMITH

ShirleyLeeSmith,atrailblazer,andmother

ofninewhotransformedtheroleofU.S.

MarineCorpsfamilies,resultingin improved

readinessofthoseincombat,passedaway

atage 91 inVienna,VA,onFriday,June3,

2022.BornonJuly10,1930,inHoquiam,

WA,toGraceandClaudeLee,ShirleyMae

Leewasdeeplyinfluencedbythedifficulties

sheandherparentsenduredduringtheDe-

pression.Emboldenedbyskillssheacquired

in4-HClub,shelaboredthroughoutherlife

togivebackandworkonbehalfofothers.

Shirleywasespeciallypassionateabout

empoweringwomen.Aftergraduatingfrom

WashingtonStateUniversityin1952,she

marriedKeithAlfredSmith,afutureMarine

Corpspilot.WhilestationedinHawaii,Shir-

leyenactedmeasurestoenrichlivingcondi-

tionsformanyfamilies,resolvedtransporta-

tionissuesforhundredsofschoolchildren,

andvastlyenhancedresourcesinthelocal

community.In1981,whenKeithbecame

CommandingGeneralforthe2ndMarine

AircraftWingin CherryPoint,NC,Shirleysaw

familiesstrugglingtofunctionindependent-

ly whentheservicememberdeployed.This

affectedMarines’readinessincombatand

oftennecessitatedtheirreturninghome

tosortouttheissues.Shirleyimmediately

beganorchestratingtrainingtoaddressthe

problembytargetingmilitaryspouses,“the

forgottenwarriors,”inhermind.Shirley’s

pioneeringeffortsembodied thephilos-

ophyto“takecareofourown”whenshe

originatedTheKeyWivesNetworkfortheir

newlycreatedFamilyReadinessProgram.In

1983,shetestifiedbeforeCongressregard-

ingtheprogramanditsroleinsupporting

Marinefamilies.TheFamilyReadinessPro-

gramspreadthroughouttheMarineCorps

andis nowoperationalin someformacross

allbranchesofthemilitary.Inher70’s, she

launchedasewingapprenticeshipin aCath-

olicmission,originallyknownastheFriends

ofFatherJack,inChimbote,Peru,toaidthe

impoverishedpopulation.TheMissionand

Shirley’sworkwasinvaluableinteaching

womenanewskillandequippingthemto

providefortheirfamilies.Onceagain,Shir-

ley’svisionlaidthefoundationforfuture

programsattheMission,andhertrade-

marktraitsofdevoutfaithandcompas-

sionleavealegacyforherbelovedfamily.

Predeceasedbyherhusband,LtGen.Keith

A.SmithUSMC(Ret.),son,Capt.VincentL.

Smith,USMC,andsister,MargaretRicarte.

ShirleyLeeSmithwillbedeeplymissedby

hereightsurvivingchildren:KellySmith,

TimothySmith,HollySmith,CynthiaSmith,

LynnDerbyshire,ThadGifford-Smith,Tadgh

Smith,andTaraRose;bysistersBarbara

Boggs,MyrtleJones,andalltheirbeloved

familiesincluding 17 grandchildren,andsix

great-grandchildren.Masswillbecelebrat-

edatOurLadyofGoodCounselinVienna,

VA,at11a.m.onMonday,June27,2022.In-

termentwillbeheldat1:30p.m.atQuantico

NationalCemetery,1 8424 JoplinRd.,Trian-

gle,VA,22172.Inlieuofflowers,memorial

contributionsmaybemadetotheSemper

FiFund, 825 CollegeBlvd,Suite102,PMB

609,Oceanside,CA92057,http://semper-

fifund.org,ortoTheFriendsofChimbote,

http://www.friendsofchimbote.com.

TOWNSEND

CATHERINETOWNSEND“Caye”

CayeTownsend,83,diedonMarch19,

2022 inAnnapolis,MD.BornOctober23,

1938 inWilkesBarre,PA,shegrewupwith

eightbrothersandsisters.Cayetooka

boldstepwhensheindependentlydecided

togotoMeyerspublichighschooltoplay

sports.Justwalkeddownthestreetand

enrolled.Shelovedathleticsandlettered

forfouryearsinseveralsports.Relocating

totheDCregionin1957,shemarriedJim

Townsend,settledinSilverSpring,MD,and

raisedthreechildren.Cayewasknownfor

herstrongcommunityengagementatSt.

JohntheEvangelistschool,itssportspro-

gram,andherfocusonequityforgirls.An

amazingseamstresswhocreatedwedding

dresses,Halloweencostumes,showercur-

tains,weddingheadpieces,andsomany

othercreations.Hergreatestjoy,however,

wasasthebiggestsupporterofherchildren

andgrandchildren.

Herhusbandofmorethan 50 yearsprede-

ceasedher.Sheis survivedbyherchildren:

PegeenTownsend,Annapolis,MD;Markand

KellyTownsend,SilverSpring,MD;andMar-

tinandJulieTownsend,ThousandOaks,CA.

Grandchildren: CaitlinRubertone,Patrick

Townsend,MaryClaireSokolowski,Brett

Townsend,BrianTownsend,andShayne

Townsend.Survivingsiblings:MaryMcCor-

mick,PatriciaCowles,andBrianDoyle.De-

ceasedsiblings:AnneReagin,BetsyDoyle,

Aloysius(Bud)Doyle,ChrisDoyle,Andrew

(Butch)Doyle,andsister-in-lawVeldaDoyle.

Thefuneral serviceis scheduledfor 11 a.m.

onJune17,2022,atSt.JohntheEvangelist

Church 10103 GeorgiaAvenue,SilverSpring,

MD20902.

DEATH NOTICE